Francesco de la Cruz will seek the bicampeonato in the Balloon World Cup
The Balloon World Cup announced that Peru will once again be represented by Francesco de la Cruz, who was crowned champion of the first edition of the sports competition organized by the narrator and streamer Ibai Llanos together with Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué.
The Mundial de Globos announced that Peru will once again be represented by Francesco de la Cruz, who was crowned champion in the first edition of the sports competition organized by the narrator and streamer Ibai Llanos together with Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué.
"As it could not be otherwise, the representative of Peru will be Francesco de la Cruz, the current champion," the Balloon World Cup organization said. "Will he defend his title this year?" they ask on their social media.
It was in October 2021 that the Peruvian became the winner of the final of the global event, which had a total of 32 contestants, after advancing in four rounds.
De la Cruz defeated the Bulgarian Tsetevan Mladenov in the round of 16, the Mongolian Gerelt-Od Tserennorov in the quarterfinals, the Argentine Elián Barrado in the quarterfinals, the Spanish Jan Franquesa in the semifinals, and the German Jan Spiess in the final.
Let us remember that the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, congratulated the young Peruvian for becoming champion of the first Balloon World Cup.
"I congratulate Francesco de la Cruz for this worthy representation of the country and for making the name of Peru heard loud and clear in this global competition. Great, champion!" Castillo said on his social media.
The official account of the Olympic Games also highlighted the title that the country won. "Go, Peru!" they tweeted along with the retweet of Francesco de la Cruz's award ceremony.